CFP vs. SJ, IFP, PL, ADN, WEF, GDL, GFP, CFF, EVA, and WFG
Should you be buying Canfor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canfor include Stella-Jones (SJ), Interfor (IFP), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Acadian Timber (ADN), Western Forest Products (WEF), Goodfellow (GDL), GreenFirst Forest Products (GFP), Conifex Timber (CFF), Enviva (EVA), and West Fraser Timber (WFG). These companies are all part of the "lumber & wood production" industry.
Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) and Canfor (TSE:CFP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Stella-Jones has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Stella-Jones' net margin of -4.58%. Canfor's return on equity of 20.77% beat Stella-Jones' return on equity.
Canfor received 202 more outperform votes than Stella-Jones when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.15% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 64.01% of users gave Stella-Jones an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Stella-Jones had 1 more articles in the media than Canfor. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Stella-Jones and 0 mentions for Canfor. Canfor's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Stella-Jones' score of 0.00 indicating that Stella-Jones is being referred to more favorably in the media.
53.9% of Stella-Jones shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.4% of Canfor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Stella-Jones shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Canfor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Stella-Jones has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canfor. Canfor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stella-Jones, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Stella-Jones has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canfor has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Stella-Jones presently has a consensus target price of C$89.57, suggesting a potential upside of 10.09%. Canfor has a consensus target price of C$21.17, suggesting a potential upside of 41.30%. Given Stella-Jones' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canfor is more favorable than Stella-Jones.
Summary
Stella-Jones beats Canfor on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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